Solitaire gin rummy game



Aug. T, 1965 J, HQRWRTZ BQLE SOLITAIRE GIN RUMMY GAME Filed July 22,1963 2 Sheets-Sheet l I N VEN TOR.

JEFF Hoawwz /WLL/ W4] Aug- 17 1955 J. HoRwlTz 3,201,122

SOLITAIRE GIN RUMMY GAME Filed July 22, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i (DKKQIO99452A GQ19876445 ur'ruNzm "1j TTL* (D mscnnus l KKQIO99452AK EQ.)8 876443 QOJ 8876443 You DRAW (D KKK|O99452A YOU KKK|099542A msm@m8876443 www INVENTOR. IE- FF HQRWWZ BY United States Patent O3,201,122 SLHTAEUE GEN RUMMY GAME `letti Horwitz, Winnetlra, llh,assigner to lietfco Games, lne., Winnetira, lill. Filed July 22, 1963,Ser. No. 296,731. Claims. (Cl. 273-1) This invention relates generallyto soli-taire games and more particularly to a solitaire game whichmost` realistica-lly simulates actual playing situations and conditionslof the card game, vgin rum-my.

Board-type games which may be played by one or more players are -ofcourse `well known and extremely popular. Similarly, there have beenprovided numerous solitaire board-type games which simulate the playingof various card games, .such as bridge and poker. However, despite thefact that gin rummy is probably the -most popular of all two handed cardgames, applicant is unaware of any game to be played by one player whichsimulates and teaches gin rummy.`

The lack of a solitaire gin rummy game may .of course be attributed tothe diticulty in reproducing those playing conditions which aredistinctively peculiar to that game. Thus, for example, those skilled in:the art will appreciate that in gin tummy, each player must pick up acard and then discard that card or another `one from his hand, whereuponthe other player then has the option of picking up the discard `ortaking a card from the deck. The `simulation `of these playingconditions has heretofore tapparently deiied reproduction.

It is therefore an important object of this invention to provideasolitaire game which most realistically simulates the actual playing ofgin tummy.

Another object is to afford a solitaire gin ruminy game of the characterdescribed which is compact in size `and thus may be readily transportedand enjoyed at any time. A related object is lto afford such a solitairegin rumrny game which does not require any supporting structure :such asa table. Thus, the game may be enjoyably played under normally `adverseconditions, such as, while riding in an ainplane or automobile.

A further object is to provide a solitaire gin rummy game of thecharacter described which is extremely `simple to play in that it doesnot require the removal and/or insertion of game sheets at the end ofeach round of play. ln this regard, the invention contemplates the useof a relatively long and continuous scroll on which is printed thevarious card indicia and other intelligence.

Still another object is to afford a solitaire gin rummy game ofthecharacter described which contains a substantial number lof differentplaying hands. Arelated `object is to afford such a game in which thescroll may ibe readily removed and replaced by other scrolls so that thedifferent hand possibilites are unlimited.

Yet another object is to provide -a solitaire gin tummy game of thecharacter described in which the opponents hand may be maintained insecrecy and then exposed upon completion of the hand, as in actual .playof gin rummy. A relate-d object is to provide such a solitaire gin rummygame in which the opponents hand may be obs-cured or, if preferred,revealed at all times during play -so that the player may observe thetechniques of his expert opponent.

Still a further `object is to afford a solitaire gin rumrny game of thecharacter described which may be inexpensively fabricated and yet ismost amusing and educational .for the purpose-s intended.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel featuresof construction, arrangement and a combination of parts hereinafterfully described,

ZdLlZZ Patented Ang'. i7, 1965 ICC illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it beingunderstood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minordetails `of the structure may ibe rnade without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.`

For Ithe purpose of facilitating an understanding of my invention, Ihave illustrated in the accompanying drawings a preferred embodimentthereof, from an inspection of which, when considered in connection withthe following description, my invention, its mode of construction,assembly and operation, and many of its advantages should be readilyunderstood and appreciated.

Referring to the drawings in which the same characters of reference areemployed to indicate corresponding or similar part-s throughout theseveral figures of the drawings:

FIG. l is a top plan view of a solitaire gin rummy game embodying theprinciples 'of the invention, (with portions broken away for convenienceof illustration);

FIG. 2 is a Vertical cross-sectional View taken on the plane `of line2-2 in PIG. l and viewed in the direction indicatedgt fFlG. 3 is across-sectional View taken on the plane of line 3-3 in FIG. l and viewedin the direction indicated;

FlG. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view illustrating the relationship -ofparts when the opponents hand is exposed;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional View taken on the plane of line5 5 in FiG. 3 and viewed in the direction indicated;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a fragment of the scroll and illustrating someof the card indicia and other intelligence thereon; and

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of the game board butshowing the end Wall thereof swinging outwardly for removal of therollers and scroll.

Referring more particularly to the various gures of the drawings, itwill be seen that the reference numeral 10 indicates generally a novelgame structure embodying the principles of :the invention. The gamestructure lil comprises a box-like member M consisting of a rectangularbase 12, a pair of side walls l-i and a pair of end walls 16.

Removably positioned within the box member lll and closing the topthereof is an open-bottomed rectangular game board i8 having atop faceZtl, a pair of side walls 22 and a pair of end walls 24 and Z6. Asindicated in the various figures of the drawings, the dimensions of thewalls of the game board lil are substantially identical but slightlysmaller than those of the base 12 so that the game board telescopessnugly but readily removably within the base.

A panel 2S is secured to the inner surface of each of the end walls 24and 26, and each of said panels is formed with a pair of aligned holes30, 36B (see FlGS. 2, 5 and 7).

lt is impontant to note that the end wall 2d and its associated panel 28are connected to the top face Ztl by means of a suitable hinge 32. Thusthe end wall 26 may be swung outwardly `away from the adjacent sidewalls 22 for reasons which will become apparent as the descriptionproceeds. Y

Rotatably journalled in the pairs of aligned holes 30 is a pairofspindles or rollers 34 and 35 which may be cylindrical in crosssection as indicated. Each of the rollers 34 and 35 has rigidly mountedthereon a pair of spaced operating wheels or handles 36, 35. The handles36 may be circumferentially knurled or notched as indicated, and it willbe observed lthat the same project in a plane normal to the longitudinalaxes of the rollers. Mounted on and between the rollers 34 and 35 is acontinuous scroll-38 which has its opposite ends suitably connected oneto each of said rollers. The scroll 38 has printed or otherwise suitablymarked thereon tive longitudinal columns of card indica and intelligenceas shownrin FlG. 6 of the` drawings. The first lcolumn i0 indicates thenumber of the hand being played, and this number remains constant untilthe particular hand is completed, at which time it changes to the nextnumber. Thus, a single scroll Sdmay contain as many complete hands asdesired. The second column l2 bears the card indicia of the players handand illustrates the exact state land arrangement of his card at allstages of theV game. The third column 44 contains the intelligence whichdirects the player and his opponent to draw and discard a card in.alternating sequence. Column d6 shows the card which has been discardedby the player and his opponent, and likewise contains the intelligenceat the end of a hand of whether the player or his opponent has called ormade gin The last column 43 bears the card indicia of the opponents handand likewise shows the exact state of his hand at all stages of thegame. Column 44 may likewise bear intelligence and indicia giving theplayer an opportunity to decide his own play as to whether to go for ginor to calL Returning to FIG. l of the drawings, it will be seen that thetop face 2t) of the game board is provided with four slots 5t)positioned so that the operating handles 3d may project therethrough.Similarly, the top face is formed with a window S2 for viewing the samenumber, a window 54 for viewing the players hand, a monitor window 56for observing the playing instructions, a stock or discard window 53 forviewing the last discard, representation of a stock pile 59 adjacentsaid window 53, and a window 6) through which may be viewed theopponents hand. ft will likewise be noted that a flap 62 is pivotallyconnected to the top face 29 as at 64, said ldap being adapted to pivotbetween a position wherein it covers or obscures the window dil (FIG. 1)to a position wherein the window 60 is completely exposed (FlG. 4). Acooperating box-like cover (not shown) may likewise be provided forcovering the entire game structure it). l Actual play of the game lilshould by now be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. Thus, atthe beginning of game number 1, substantially the entire scroll 3S iswound around the bottom roller 35. The player now manipulates the upperroll 3d by turning the handles 36 in the direction indicated by thearrows in FIG. 1, all the while making the plays and observing theopponents discards as in .the actual game of gin tummy.

To start the game, the scroll 38 is positioned so that through themonitor window 56 there appears, for example, the indicia you will draw.When so positioned in the monitor window, two hands of cards arepositioned, one in the window 54 entitled your hand and the other in thewindow 60 entitled opponents hand (see FIG. l). Y

After the playerV has studied his hand to decide whether to draw fromthe stock pile 59 or from the discard 46,

the upper scroll handle or wheel 36 with roller 31d is rotated so thatthe next indicia is brought into view in the monitor window. If the drawis from the stock pile 59, then "the card in the discard 46 will notchange. It the draw is from the discard, the discard indicia 46 Vwillchange. The new card drawn will appear in the players hand as the lastcard. On the next wheel turn, the new card will automatically beproperly grouped in the players hand. Y

The indicia which will appear in the monitor window 56 will be youdiscard. After the player has decided which card to discard, the wheel36 is again rotated to the next indicia, opponent draws. If the cardwhich then appears in the discard window S8 is the one the playerdecided to discard, it indicates good card judgment. There may be somedifference of opinion as to the correct card to discard butv the game isset up so that `there is little ques-tion asV to the correct card forthe proper gin play.

The wheel 3d is once more rotated to the next indicia opponent discards.If the card in the discard pile changes, it indicates that he has drawna discard card. if it does not change, it indicates that he has drawnfrom stock.

Again the wheel 36 is rotated to you draw. Gpponents discard will appearin discard window 53.

The game is continued in this manner until the player is ready to callor gin or until opponent calls or ,gins. If player does not wish to callwhen a play sequence shows call, player may turn wheel 36 to the nextcard sequence and take an alternate discard and continue to play to ginor a lower score. The player takes the risk, of course, of havingopponent call or gin first. At the end of game 1 opponents hand may beexposed by opening the iiap 62 Iand the winner can then be determined.

At Vthe end of game number 1, the player may continue on through as manygames as he desires, or until the entire scroll 38 has been transferredto the upper roller 3d. During play of all or any of the hands, theplayer may cover or expose the opponents hand by pivoting the ilap 62,as he desires. t

After completion of all hands on the scroll 38, the scroll may berewound back onto the bottom roller 35 so that the same hands may bere-played.V When the player feels that he has mastered all of the handson a single scroll, he may then remove the game board from the base 12.lt is now a simple matter to swing to the end wall 26 outwardly andremove the Scroll 38 and its attached rollers 34 and 35 (see FIG. 7). Anew set of rollers with a scroll bearing a completeV set of new handsmay now be inserted into the game board. Thus, the number of possibledifferent hands is limitless.

From the foregoing description and drawings,it should be apparent that Ihave provided a novel solitaire game which most realistically simulatesthe actual playing conditions of gin tummy. The entire game structuremay be completely fabricated from common inexpensive materials such aspaper and paperboard. The number of different hands is limitless becauseit is a simple matter to replace the scroll and rollers. In addition,the game is convenient and simple to operate, and yet is most enjoyableand educational toy the player.

It is believed that my invention, its mode of construction and assembly,and many of its advantages should be readily understood from theforegoing without further description, and it should also be manifestthat while a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed for illustrative purpose, the structural details arenevertheless capable of wide variation within the purview of myinvention as delined in the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to'secure by Letter Patent of the United Statesis:

1. A solitaire gin rumrny card game comprising:

a base member;

an inverted box-like game board mounted in said base member, said gameboard including a top face and a pair of opposed end walls;

bearing means on said end walls',

a-t least one roller securely and rotatably journalled in said bearingmeans when said game board is mounted in said base member;

a Vscroll having card indicia and other intelligence connected tosaidoneroller;

actuatingmeans connected to said one roller for rotating said onerollerto move said scroll therearound;v and hinge means for pivotallyconnecting at least one of said end walls to said top face to permit theremoval of said one roller from said bearing means whenV said onepivotally connected end wall is swung out-V .ifi wardly, said top facebeing formed with a plurality of windows for viewing said card indicaand intelligence.

2. The solita-ire gin rnmrny card game of claim l, wherein said endwalls include circular openings, the structure defining said openingsaffording said bearing means.

3. The solitaire gin rummy card game of claim l, wherein a tlap issecured to the inner surface of each of said game board end walls, eachoi said ilaps being formed with a pair of aligned circular openings, the

structure defining said openings affording said bearing means,

4. A solitaire gin rummy card game comprising:

a box-like base member having a bottom, a pair of side walls and a pairof end walls;

an inverted box-like game board, said game board including a top face, apair of side walls and a pair of end walls, said end walls includingopenings, said game board being removably and telescopically positionedin said box-like base manner;

a pair of horizontally` spaced rollers securely and rotatably journalledbetween said game board end Walls and in said circular openings whensaid game board is positioned in said base member;

a scroll having card indica and other indicia attached to and betweensaid rollers;

actuating means connected to said rollers for rotating said rollers tomove said scroll therebetween; and

hinge means pivotally connecting at least one of said end Walls to saidtop face for providing outward swinging of said one end wall to permitthe removal of said rollers and attached scroll and replacement withanother pair of rollers and attached scroll,

6:3 said top face being formed with a plurality of windows for viewingsaid card indicia and other intelligence.

5'. A solitaire card gaine comprising:

a game board including a top face and a pair of opposed end walls;

a iiap -secured to the inner surface of each of said game board endWalls, each of said tlaps being formed with circular openings, thestructure deiining said openings affording a bearing means;

at least one roller rotatably journalled in said bearing means;

a scroll having card indicia and other intelligence conneoted to saidone roller;

actuating means connected to said one roller for rotating said oneroller to move to said scroll therearound for viewing said card indiciaand intelligence; and

hinge means for pivotally connecting at least one of said end walls tosaid top face to permit the removal of said one roller when said onepivotally connected end wall is swung outwardly,

References @ited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS RTCHARD C.PNKHAM, Primary Examiner.

DELBERT B. LOWE, Examiner.

1. A SOLITAIRE GIN RUMMY CARD GAME COMPRISING: A BASE MEMBER; ANINVERTED BOX-LIKE GAME BOARD MOUNTED IN SAID BASE MEMBER, SAID GAMEBOARD INCLUDING A TOP FACE AND A PAIR OF OPPOSED END WALLS; BEARINGMEANS ON SAID END W%ALLS; AT LEAST ONE ROLLER SECURELY AND ROTATABLYJOURNALLED IN SAID BEARING MEANS WHEN SAIG GAME BOARD IS MOUNTED IN SAIDBASE MEMBER; A SCROLL HAVING CARD INDICIA AND OTHER INTELLIGENCECONNECTED TO SAID ONE ROLLER; ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ONEROLLER FOR ROTATING SAID ONE ROLLER TO MOVE SAID SCROLL THEREAROUND; ANDHINGE MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY CONNECTING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID END WALLS TOSAID TOP FACE TO PERMIT THE REMOVAL OF SAID ONE ROLLER FROM SAID BEARINGMEANS WHEN SAID ONE PIVOTALLY CONNECTED END WALL IS SWUNG OUTWARDLY,SAID TOP FACE BEING FORMED WITH A PLURALITY OF WINDOWS FOR VIEWING SAIDCARD INDICIA AND INTELLIGENCE.